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Energy

Energy Efficiency

Conserving energy through efficient systems, demand management, and utilizing alternative solutions are core objectives of Georgia Tech. Major solar power arrays on campus buildings not only generate clean electricity, but provide hands-on opportunities for students and researchers to directly study working PV (photovoltaic) system installations.

We’ve also introduced our Smart Energy Camus Initiative, which collects data from energy utility systems all over campus. By utilizing data analysis, modeling, and simulation tools, it provides insights to help us maximize efficiencies, reduce costs, and make a positive impact on energy planning and consumption.

Georgia Tech is a huge consumer of energy but we reduce the associated impacts by incorporating solar energy into many of our buildings. In total there are over 4,000 solar panels on the Georgia Tech Campus, a total system size of 614 kW.

The Smart Energy Campus Program takes our vision to heart and treats the campus as a living laboratory collecting data from utility systems all over campus. This research initiative provides a large amount of data that can be used towards optimizing campus energy systems.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure is another research initiative at Georgia Tech that combines economics and research to analyze, model, and develop more environmentally friendly technologies. The project is also collaborative with local, regional, national, and global energy companies.